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in their Lordships great Wisdom, shall seem meet; and that William Manson, late Tacksman of the Lands of Borrowstoun and Lybster, now of Colder, in the County of Caithness, may be required to &quot; answer the said Appeal:&quot; It is

Bolton. Ds. Arden. PRAYERS. The Answer of William Manson, late Tacksman of Sir J.G. Sin. the Lands of Borrowstoun and Lybster, now bÃÂ£ Colder, clair against in the County of Caithness, to the Appeal of Sir John Manson- Gordon Sinclair

should &quot; seem meet;&quot; as also, upon the Answer of William Manson, late Tacksman of the Lands of Borrotostoun and Lybster, now of Colder, in the County of Caithness, put in to the said Appeal; and due Consideration had this

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Jbhn o'Groalt Yournal) been brought to an 'Issue in the case of the I Lybster corps in Catthness-lhilre. Thelhouse in which the carblucs of the Lybster Artillery were stored was .recehtly burned down, and the greater part of the arms,

for several years, For some days past the frost aSq been intense. On Tuesday night three herring fishery boats let Lybster, Caithness. and shortly afterwards a heavy saO caine on, One of the boats stifely reached Portnialowoci the following morning.

result of the polling for Caitiness-shire. which took place on Tuesday, canmot be made known before to-day. TI'e Dlinbeath and Lybster ballot boxes are snowed up, but it is hoped they will reach Whick to-day. DlSTieURIJASCErS AT LUTON-At tho Luton

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title from Government for them, is not sufficient. Asks that the account may be paid or the house given him. Lybster, Caithness, N.B. Following this letter are General Gage's letter referred to, dated Nov. 5, 1769; a deed from the

dlibster , and by or through Campster , till it rejoins the said Parliamentary Road at or near Clyth or Lybster , which Road will pass through or into the parishes of Wattin, Wick and Latheron ; and for levying

of erecting and maintaining Lighthouses (chiefly on coast of North America and West Indies), £7,300 0 0 9. Harbour of Lybster . To render this harbour on coast of Caithness a place of refuge for fishing-boats; grant this year ,

burden of the poor rate, although it may, as often happens, be bonded to the teeth. In the case of Lybster before referred to, the value of the property was £24,000, while the bonds over it were about £20,000 ;

cent, on the rental, and even then leaving a large amount of wretchedness unprovided for. When surveying the estate of Lybster in Caithness last year for a client, I was surprised to find that the poor rates on a rental